What is a serious injury or illness
27 What is a serious injury or illness
In this part, serious injury or illness of a person means an injury or illness requiring the person to have—
immediate treatment as an in-patient in a hospital; orExample—
treatment for a serious decompression illness arising while diving
immediate treatment for—
the amputation of any part of his or her body; or
a serious head injury; or
a serious eye injury; or
a serious burn; or
the separation of his or her skin from an underlying tissue (such as degloving or scalping); or
a spinal injury; or
the loss of a bodily function; or
serious lacerations;
and includes any other injury or illness prescribed under a regulation but does not include an illness or injury of a prescribed kind.
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